Posts with the category “daniel-fast-2024”

We have a saying when we don’t want to participate in something or go to a certain event. We’ll say something like, “I think I’ll sit this one out.” We do that for a variety of reasons. Maybe we are t...  Read More

We have been given the responsibility to live out our faith on a personal level. We must each have our own personal relationship with Jesus Christ. God does not have grandchildren or great grandchild...  Read More

Paul the apostle writes to the church at Colossae and like a master craftsman, he forms a beautiful product that is usable for God’s glory. He starts with Jesus so that we can see the pattern of how w...  Read More

There is a beautiful song we sing in church; I absolutely love it! It was written by Hunter, one of our worship leaders. “Drink from the well, drink from the well, by Your living waters my soul is wel...  Read More

We do not serve an impersonal god who only makes demands of us and has no desire to be involved in the details of our everyday lives. The foundation of our Christian faith is that God loves us passion...  Read More

As new creatures in Christ, every part of our lives is affected. Serving Jesus means everything we do becomes sacred. Christ is the Head of the church, the Head of our homes, the Head of our families,...  Read More

At home, our families know our weaknesses and our strengths. More than that, they know how to push our buttons. Home is where we are to be transparent and vulnerable because we are supposed to love un...  Read More

The beauty of Christ Jesus is on full display in the Gospels. He starts off by saving a wedding host from embarrassment. He heals the sick and He raises the dead. He gives widows back their dead sons....  Read More

Our desire for fruitfulness and growth in God’s kingdom necessitates that we do things God’s way, but we don’t simply do things out of religious duty and rote. We receive the mind of Christ so that we...  Read More

We have this beautiful wardrobe full of royal clothes, clothes fit for The King. But there is one piece of clothing that is absolutely indispensable, and you cannot go without it. You cannot become fr...  Read More

Do you know that you have a brand new wardrobe filled with beautiful garments just waiting to be worn? It’s a wardrobe that is fit for a King, in fact, it’s actually the King’s clothes. This wardrobe ...  Read More

Learning matters. If we are not learning, we are not growing. If we are not growing, we are not fruitful. If we are not fruitful, we cannot please the Father. Therefore, we need to ask the tough quest...  Read More

The happiest people are growing people. We are supposed to grow physically, mentally, relationally, and spiritually. Show me a person, especially a Christ follower, who is not growing and you will fin...  Read More

We need a change of heart to become victorious over the impulses of our sinful natures. Too many of us follow our heart instead of leading it. There’s an old saying that goes something along these lin...  Read More

Sin is your enemy and it is trying to kill you. Sin wants to take ground and the more ground you give, the more it takes. Sin is never satisfied. Sin has an insatiable appetite for more, the more you ...  Read More

In life, as far as it pertains to temperaments, people are usually divided into three different categories. People are seen as optimistic, pessimistic, or realistic. I don’t know where you place yours...  Read More

There is an old saying from Lewis Grizzard who was a southern humorist: “Life is like a dogsled team. If you ain’t the lead dog, the scenery never changes.” The sentiment is about always following som...  Read More

We have a problem with a nature that is contrary to Christ and more than complimentary to the world. Unfortunately, even though we know we have a problem, we throw fake solutions at the real problem a...  Read More

We live in a world of super connectivity. There is a connection for everything. Internet connections, flight connections, business connections, relational connections, and so much more. Having the rig...  Read More

One of our greatest challenges of becoming fruitful in our spiritual walk is that we focus on things that have no substance, things that are merely shadows. These things have the appearance of being r...  Read More

Welcome to the 2024 Daniel Fast Devotional. Our keyword this year is “Fruitfulness”. In 2023, we learned about being deeply rooted and if we are deeply rooted in Christ, the evidence will be fruitfuln...  Read More